The Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark, is pleased to announce that a PhD scholarship will be available from December 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Applications are invited for a three-year scholarship from candidates that hold or expect to hold a Master degree in a field relevant to the study of information.

The main objective of the project is to explore the conceptual and theoretical foundation of information work and practice as they are conceived in contemporary society. The basis for the exploration shall be based in one or more of the following areas:

Social and mobile media

Citizens and/vs organizations, institutions and associations

Media and information ethics

Cultural diversity in late modern societies

Philosophy of information and knowledge

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a number of leading scholars in a supportive, collaborative, and intensive research environment.